Picture this: Black Rock
Cities & towns, Such was life:
Black Rock, in Melbourne’s bayside east, was named after Charles Hoston Edben’s Black Rock house which, in turn, was named from Black Rock, Dublin.(1)
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Oh I do love to be beside the seaside…….
January 4, 2012
Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
No denying that Summer is well and truly with us. What better way to begin the year than a trip to the beach? Dupain’s beaches by Jill White Is there… Read More ›
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